Cal4wheel news for May 21 - http://t.co/Xn95YiBG
21
May
We scored a win on Johnson Valley!
The amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) to require a report on the proposed expansion of the Twenty-Nine Palms military base in Johnson Valley was approved by the U.S. House. The amendment was incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) that subsequently passed by a vote of 299 - 120. If the Defense bill had passed without the amendment, the US Marines would have been given the funding needed to expand the base.
Thank you to all who responded to our call for action. The legislators listened this time!
01
May
Public Comments Sought for Proposed Land Management Plan Amendment
Forest Service officials are seeking public comments on a Proposed Amendment to the Land Management Plans for the four Southern California national Forests (the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino).
The Proposed Amendment would modify the existing land use zones allocations in selected inventoried roadless areas to include more back country non-motorized and recommended wilderness areas. An alternate monitoring framework is also proposed. The full details of the proposed action can be found on the project webpage at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35130
11
Apr
Top Washington DC lobbyists hired to help save Johnson Valley
Reprinted from the Offroadpress.com
The California Motorized Recreation Council (CMRC), an umbrella group of the eight largest OHV access groups in California, has agreed to contract terms with the Livingston Group, LLC in Washington, DC to help stave off the expansion of the 29 Palms Marine Base. The move comes on the heels of the expected April 27, 2012 release of a Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) by the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps wishes to annex approximately 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle area, which is the largest open OHV area in the United States and contributes over $70 million dollars into the economy of the surrounding High Desert communities annually.
17
Feb
Save The Hammers campaign underway
National OHV Lobby Days March 14-15
The most powerful voice comes from you. Join your fellow OHV enthusiasts from across the country, and call for a meeting with your local congressmen to educate him or her on the 29 Palms Marine Base expansions and why we need to save this unique OHV area. Congress will decide the fate of the Hammer. Make sure your voice is heard and help stop the base expansion!
We need your help to Save the Hammers
On April 27, 2012 the US Marine Corps will submit their Final Environmental Impact Study and light the fuse that starts a chain of events to close 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley OHV area. If this happens, less than 2% of the southern California desert would be open to OHV use! We need your help to ensure the future of the Hammers.
09
Apr
Save Johnson Valley fight heats up
With the pending release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Marine Corps expansion into the Johnson Valley OHV Area, recreation advocates are making plans to take the fight to save Johnson Valley to Congress. Representatives from the California Motorized Recreation Council traveled to Washington, DC in search of a lobbying firm to assist with legislative contacts.
